Adjunct Instructor
ELECTED OFFICIAL
State District Judge, 296th District Court, Collin County
Elected in March 2006 and
took office January 2007. The Court is a general jurisdiction Court specializing
in the areas of civil and family law. Serves on the Collin County Purchasing
Board, Collin County Technology Committee and the Collin County Security
Committee.
Former City Council Member,
City of Plano, Texas
Member of the City Council
for a Texas home-rule city with a population of 231,000. Elected at large.
Council Liaison to the Collin County Central Appraisal District, Sister City
Committee, Joint Council/School Board Committee and North Texas Municipal Water
District.
EMPLOYMENT
Adjunct, Southern
Methodist University, Plano, Texas
Instructs graduate-level
students in various areas of alternative dispute resolution processes including
Arbitration, mediation, med/arb, summary jury trials and in-house dispute
resolution programs. Subject areas include commercial litigation, business law,
family law and employment law.
Former Partner, Albin
Harrison Roach, Attorneys at Law, Plano, Texas
Maintained offices in Plano,
Frisco, Dallas and Austin. Represented individuals, families and business in
General Civil Law including Medical Malpractice Insurance Defense, Municipal
Law, Business and Corporate Law, Family Law, Land Use and Zoning, Wills, and
Commercial and Business Litigation. Also frequently retained as Local Counsel
for parties in cases within the North Texas area.
Former Partner, Roach LLP,
Attorneys at Law, Plano, Texas
Roach LLP specialized in
General Civil Law including Medical Malpractice Insurance Defense, Municipal
Law, Business and Corporate Law, Family Law, Land Use and Zoning, Wills, and
Commercial and Business Litigation. Roach LLP is also frequently retained as
Local Counsel for parties in cases within the North Texas area. Finally, Mr.
Roach is often retained by lawyers to mediate civil and family law cases and has
been appointed as court annexed mediator by county and district courts in Collin
County having more than 270 hours of mediation training.
Former Senior Vice President/General
Counsel, Legacy Services, L.L.C., Plano Texas
Conducted the day-to-day
business operations and maintained complete corporate legal counsel
responsibilities for two divisions of a computer consulting/software business.
Included implementing corporate strategies for growth, personnel administration,
logistical determination of the appropriate resources throughout the country,
budgeting, marketing strategies, business development, and creation of legal
business entities and contracts.
Former Attorney at Law, Cowles
and Thompson, P.C., Dallas and McKinney, Texas
Specialized in insurance
defense litigation primarily in the area of medical malpractice, products
liability and automobile liability. Maintained a lead counsel caseload of
approximately 40 cases. Tried numerous jury trials to verdict in justice of the
peace, county and state district courts in Kaufman, Denton, Dallas and Collin
Counties.
Former Director of Constituent
Services, State Senator Florence Shapiro, Austin, Texas
Responsible for maintaining
open communications between district constituents and State Senator's office in
Austin. Daily contact with district constituents regarding opinions and
concerns on the local and state levels. Assisted in developing correspondence
and proposed legislation addressing concerns of constituents. Liaison between
constituents and state agencies on behalf of the Senator.
Former Communications
Technician, Richardson Police Department, Richardson, Texas
State Certified 9-1-1 operator
and dispatcher for the City of Richardson. Responsible for 9-1-1 call taking
and dispatching police units in response to various calls for service. Received
several departmental commendations for service.
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Marine
Corps Reserves, Crash, Fire and Rescue Specialist
- Honorably Discharged
- Placed on Active Duty in
support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm
- Received National Defense
Medal, Marine Corps Service Medal
EDUCATION
St. Mary's University
School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Graduated in top 12% of class
- Associate Editor, St.
Mary's Law Journal
- Selected by Faculty as Mock
Trial Advocate of the Year
- Faculty Teaching Assistant in
Research and Writing, Criminal Law and Civil Procedure
University of Texas at
Austin, Austin, Texas
Bachelor of Arts in
Government
- Minor, Speech Communications
- Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
- Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
Forrester
International Institute, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Extensive study of
Spanish language and Latin American culture
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
State Bar of Texas
Collin County Young Lawyers Association
- Founding Member
- Past Board of Directors
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Young Lawyers
Association
Collin County Bar Association
PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES
Bad Faith Litigation: Texas
Style
- Presented at Superior
Insurance, Atlanta, Georgia
Products Liability, Premises
Liability and Negligence Law
in Texas
- Presented at Crum & Forrester Insurance, Plano, Texas
Filtering the Internet in our Public Library: One City's Perspective
- Presented at Local Government Seminar, Austin, Texas
COMMUNITY SERVICE/INVOLVEMENT
1998 Collin County Bond
Committee/Facilities Subcommittee
Board of Directors, Rape Crisis
Center of Collin County
- President, Board of
Directors 1999-Present
- Member, Board of Directors 1998-1999
Collin County Community College District Committee of 100
Junior Achievement Consultant, Teach Leadership Class at Plano East Senior High
Leadership Plano, Class XVI
Member, Plano Chamber of
Commerce
Member, First United Methodist
Church of Plano, 1977-Present
Participant, Dallas County
Volunteer Lawyers Program
Resident of Plano since 1973
Member, Plano West Rotary
Board of Directors, Plano Youth Leadership
Advisory Committee, Junior League of Plano
Board of Directors, Practical Parent Education
Member, Business Development Advisory Board for American
National Bank
Chairman, City of Plano Memorial Day Committee